There are severe constraints on the supply side of the provision of infrastructure in Asia. The infrastructure financing gap between what is invested in Asia-Pacific (around US$48 billion) and what is needed (US$228 billion) is around US$180 billion every year.
Placed in the centre of a garden bed, they can be underplanted with low growing shrubs and bulbous plants for an harmonious effect; or underplanted with grass for a contrasting statement. Alternatively, the tree can be situated at the end of a long garden to draw visitors out into the garden.
Before the trees get so crowded that the growth rate slows down, thin the stand again. Figure 1. The trees above removed by thinning are (2) one-sided crown, (3) fusiform canker, (5) forked stem, (6) overtopped tree, (8) crooked stem, and (11) small tree too close to larger neighbors.